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3. Occasionally, a country's Civil Registration page may already have content on the page before you paste in the code above. In that case, analyze the pre-existing content and sort it to where it best fits under a respective heading from the code above, deleting any old headings that don't fit the new template. (This step can sometimes be confusing... contact Amber if you have any questions) | 3. Occasionally, a country's Civil Registration page may already have content on the page before you paste in the code above. In that case, analyze the pre-existing content and sort it to where it best fits under a respective heading from the code above, deleting any old headings that don't fit the new template. (This step can sometimes be confusing... contact Amber if you have any questions) | ||
*'''How to Find the Records''': this heading should include content such as online record collections, record availability (such as date restrictions), any special instructions about how to navigate a record website to locate the records, etc. - in essence, anything the user may need to know in order to locate the records. | *'''How to Find the Records''': this heading should include content such as online record collections, record availability (such as date restrictions), any special instructions about how to navigate a record website to locate the records, etc. - in essence, anything the user may need to know in order to locate the records. | ||
*'''Offices to Contact''': if you know the office(s) one needs to contact in order to access original records, add that information under this subheading (see format in | *'''Offices to Contact''': if you know the office(s) one needs to contact in order to access original records, add that information under this subheading (see step 9 for the format to use) | ||
*'''Historical Background''': this heading should include any historic, geographic, or local information that affected civil registration/vital record keeping, such as colonization by another country, other military involvement, key dates in record keeping, any known record gaps, etc. | |||
*'''Coverage and Compliance''': include information such as the records start date, registration frequency, locations covered in the record keeping, populations covered, dates different areas complied with civil registration requirements, etc. | |||
*'''Information Recorded in the Records''': include what pieces of information are often recorded in the records, such as relationships, vital dates, places of residence, etc. | |||
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